Thursday, October 8

French Navy Captures More Somali Pirates - Photos

Here is the story as reported in the Journal of Commerce:
Five Somali pirates were captured today after they mistook a French naval ship for a cargo vessel. The pirates were repelled in a night attack on the French refueling vessel La Somme, which is serving as the command ship for French forces in the Indian Ocean. - JOC (Click for the full story)
Here are the photos from the French Military Forces website:






Link to the report in French here:
Piraterie : le BCR Somme intercepte 5 pirates au large de la Somalie
(Note they delete these stories after a couple months)

More at EagleSpeak:
Somali Pirates: Mistaken Identity Attack
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